Should Quantitative Measures and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Include More Than Control of Inflammatory Activity?

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. TP is president of Medical History Services LLC, which receives royalties and license fees from for-profit pharmaceutical companies and electronic medical record companies for use of MDHAQ and RAPID3. All license fees are used to support further development of quantitative measurement in clinical rheumatology care using patient and physician questionnaires. MJB receives speaking/consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, GSK, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and Scifer; and is a shareholder of Merck and Johnson & Johnson. YY receives research support from Amgen and BMS, and is a consultant for Amgen, BMS, and Sanofi. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Pincus, Rush University, 1611 West Harrison Street, Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Email: tedpincus@gmail.com.

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. TP is president of Medical History Services LLC, which receives royalties and license fees from for-profit pharmaceutical companies and electronic medical record companies for use of MDHAQ and RAPID3. All license fees are used to support further development of quantitative measurement in clinical rheumatology care using patient and physician questionnaires. MJB receives speaking/consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, GSK, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and Scifer; and is a shareholder of Merck and Johnson & Johnson. YY receives research support from Amgen and BMS, and is a consultant for Amgen, BMS, and Sanofi. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Pincus, Rush University, 1611 West Harrison Street, Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Email: tedpincus@gmail.com.

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. TP is president of Medical History Services LLC, which receives royalties and license fees from for-profit pharmaceutical companies and electronic medical record companies for use of MDHAQ and RAPID3. All license fees are used to support further development of quantitative measurement in clinical rheumatology care using patient and physician questionnaires. MJB receives speaking/consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, GSK, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and Scifer; and is a shareholder of Merck and Johnson & Johnson. YY receives research support from Amgen and BMS, and is a consultant for Amgen, BMS, and Sanofi. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Pincus, Rush University, 1611 West Harrison Street, Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Email: tedpincus@gmail.com.